Sunday, December 28, 2008

So many of my friends are sneaker heads/collectors, but I've never really been that guy. I've always bought shoes for the look and how they compliment my outfits, not really for collector or bragging rights purposes. I've done the Nike thing. I'm over it. I'm 28 now and kinda feel like I'm 17 when wearing Nikes. The last year or so I've been rocking a lot of Vans. Super clean and look dope with pretty much any pair jeans, and the price is definitely right. But what if you wanna step it up? What if you want those kinda sneakers or shoes in general that you can rock with denim, but also with a suit? I've done some different things. I have a pair of White Jack Purcell's that I was rockin with suits last summer, and I tried buying white low tops from Adidas that never worked out. However, I feel like Common Projects have really nailed this look perfectly. They make everything from sneakers (that can be worn with anything), to desert boots and even dress shoes. Always one color, clean designs, fine leather, made in Italy. Definitely pricey. Look for the sales!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Some pics from my personal camera of our show last Monday in New York at Urb mag's holiday party. Shout out to Joey and Urb mag for bringing us down and for the dope vibe for the night. Merry Xmas everybody.

Consider this a Christmas present. This is some music from a good homie of ours. The first single off his self -titled EP. AJK's style is on some melodic, moody and euphoric electronic vibes. If I'm gonna compare this to anything out there right now it might be if you took the Midnight Juggernauts and put them in a slightly better mood. Maybe a more hopeful and optimistic mood, but still very serious. So maybe he is kinda like the Obama of electronic music right now. I dunno. Can't wait to hear more from this guy. He won't even let me have the other songs yet. I may have to steal them off his drive next time he leaves the room.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

First heard Devin the Dude years back when I was still happily killing my thumbs playing Playstation all damn day. Still one of my favourite Mcs to never fully get his shine. Here's a classic from the album.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

I'm not here to explain to you how dope HBO's The Wirewas. You should already know. That being said, here is one of the legendary performances of Jimmy Mcnulty. His drunken binge is of epic proportions. If you've seen the series I KNOW you remember this. I die laughing everytime I watch it. Sheeeeeeeeeeiiiittttt

Monday, December 15, 2008

ERIC ORR Check out his wicked Subway map series. The first pic I posted though is the illest in my opinion. It looks like the prototype drawing for a realllll badass looking villian from the mega-man games. He would've kicked everyone's ass.

Definitely an honor for us. There's a lot of bands that have and continue to influence us. The Roots are definitely one of them, and Questlove alone has been behind so much important music. I think D'angelo's Voodoo would go up in both me and Matisse's top 5. Maybe Tune as well? I remember I used to wild on Voodoo so much when it came out, and my boy Kev always accused me of having naked D'angelo posters in my room because the cover looked kinda gay. But I digress. The 29th. Gonna be crazy!

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Another great addition to the currently relevant funk revival bands such as the Dapkings, the El Michaels Affair, and the Menahan Street Band. Here's one joint which I find particularly dangerous. Support these dudes. Good music being done for the right reasons. Cop an album or better yet go see them live. www.myspace.com/budosband

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Those who know me well know that I'm a bit of a fashion head. Particularly a fan of the stuff that's street, but very clean, understated, and detailed. I can't really get with the high high high fashion stuff, mostly cause I can't afford it, but also because I don't necessarily believe a button down shirt should be worth a grand because the pocket button was displaced or some shit. However, in my opinion there is some stuff worth paying for. Good denim, jackets, suits, and overall good staples. Nom De Guerre is probably one of my favorite lines out there this sort of stuff. The overall vibe is rugged, but tailored pieces that are military inspired. You can get their stuff at the Nom De Guerre shop in NYC at Broadway and Bleeker (you gotta walk underground) www.nomdeguerre.net, or at my man Zeb's store in Toronto www.nomadshop.net

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The Dark Knight came out on video the other day. One thing I love about comics is the illustrators attention to detail that goes into some of DC greatest characters. Here's some of the best I could find of the classic crusader. The last one is a Japanime take on it.